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It has been 53 years since NASA last sent humans to the Moon and about as long since it's done a lunar flyby, so you'll want to catch this historic moment live.
Right now, a NASA team of astronauts is on a 10-day mission to orbit or fly by the moon to observe and map out its previously unseen side. Since its launch on April 1, the crew has set a distance record in space, traveling farther than anyone has ever traveled from the Earth before.
The crew—NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen—has already shared awe-inspiring photos of Earth and the Moon from their windows as well as images of life within the Orion spacecraft (including toilet issues).
One beautiful photo shows part of the huge Orientale basin, which has never been seen before by human eyes (only robotic ones). Another shows Earth from hundreds of thousands of miles away.
The flyby has already been so inspiring to watch and full of moments that make you proud (and humbled) to be a human and impressed by the skill, knowledge and bravery of the astronauts on board.
On Monday, Commander Reid Wiseman asked NASA if he could name a previously unnamed moon crater after his late wife, Carroll Wiseman, who died in 2020. As he proposed the name, Wiseman held back tears. He and his crew wiped away tears and hugged after the touching moment.
An incredibly touching moment on board Orion as the Artemis II crew calls down an unnamed crater that they have observed on the Moon, asking to name it 'Carroll', after Carroll Wiseman, Commander Reid Wiseman's wife who tragically passed away in 2020. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/CG5hYNx7V8
— Owen Sparks (@OwenSparks) April 6, 2026
The crew will orbit the moon for several hours on Monday before returning to Earth on Friday, April 10.
Don't miss any more special moments of discovery and human ingenuity. You can tune in anytime between now and 9:45 p.m. (EST) to see it live.
Here's where and how you can watch it: